RSM Delwins Boat & Net Storage build.

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Getting confused are we? 

I think he is catching up with me.

Jim

We both are forging ahead at warp speed Jim.....ought to catch up with you in no time. 

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Getting confused are we? 

I think he is catching up with me.

Jim

We both are forging ahead at warp speed Jim.....ought to catch up with you in no time. 

Both of you are to fast for me.

Tom

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I'm on the roof for the net drying shed now.

I cut the corrugated panels to the correct size per the instructions.



I cut four additional panels for the ends. I plan on having end rafters and I wanted a little over hang for the roof panels fit over the end rafters.



The larger panel is the one for the end.

More in a few.

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I was out of the double sided tape so I used a fresh glue stick. I applied the glue to the cardboard and added the panels. I did about three inches at a time, adding more glue as I moved on.



The instructions called of painting the corrugated strips prior to cutting them to size. I didn't do this as cutting them and handling them would require touch up painting later.

If had followed the instructions for the next few steps I could have saved myself two days work. This was deliberate on my part. Here is my reasoning.

The instructions call for the rafters and ridge beam to be stained and heavily weathered. So I said to myself, "Self, what is the purpose of badly weathered rafters and ridge beam not exposed to the elements?" Anyway, it didn't make sense to me.

I thought it would be something different to have a new roof on an older structure. This idea took me two days to complete.

More in a few. I forgot to get my afternoon Diet Pepsi.

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If I'm going to have a new roof including rafters and a ridge beam I may as well have decking as well.

I glued scale 1X10s to the underside of the roof card.





So far a perfect fit!



Continued in a few.

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When one side was finished I trimmed the edge pieces off. I was careful not to cut in to the corrugated pieces.



I then finished the other side and added decking around the office.



More in a few.

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The kit came with two gable pieces the same angle as the office end walls. I glued these in place on the under side of the rood card. These blocks set the correct angle of the roof and also aid in the correct positioning of the roof on the office.

When the gable blocks were dry I glued the ridge beam in place.




I then added lines to the under side of the 1X10s. The lines are 1/4" apart which is about 18 inches in the 1:1 world. The rafters well be glued on the lines and against the beam.




More in a few.

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Good news, I still have a perfect fit. I'm surprised.




I cut 44 rafters per the instructions. I cut mine longer and will be trimmed later.




More in a few.

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Rafter gluing took a little patience.





When the one side was finished, I added weights until the glue was thoroughly dry.




Continued in about 30 minutes.

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After both sides were dry, I added the cross braces.






More in a few.

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I noticed the roof had a slight curve from one end to the other so I added another gable brace to the inside of the third rafter from the end.

This leveled the roof card.








More in a few.

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I didn't use the two strips of plastic for the roof ridge cap. Instead I used some corrugated pieces for the cap.




I took a section of corrugated material and cut a strip 5/8" in width. I then placed it on the roof and gently bent it down to fit the roof angle.





More in a few.

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The exterior end rafters were added along with the rafter tails next to the office.



And the roof still had a perfect fit on the office.



The new roof is finished except for the flat finish for the new corrugated panels.

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I have a little update on Delwin's.

I started the roof support structure for the corrugated roof piece.




The header is a scale 4X6 and the posts and gussets are scale 4X4s.